A woman that lost her mother is marking what would have been her 50th birthday with a game of bingo to raise £4,000 for the St David’s Foundation.

Joanne Powell of Garndiffaith, Wales is to hold the bingo games in loving memory of her mother, Deborah Reed, who battled with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

"My mother was well-liked and it will be nice to mark what would have been a special time for her," she added.

The plans include a disco, a raffle and bingo games on 22nd January at Garndiffaith Millennium Hall.

St. David's Foundation Hospice Care - St. David's provides hospice care to over 2000 people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

About non-Hodgkin Lymphomas

The non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) are a diverse group of blood cancers that include any kind of lymphoma except Hodgkin's lymphomas. Types of NHL vary significantly in their severity, from indolent to very aggressive.

Lymphomas are types of cancer derived from lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Lymphomas are treated by combinations of chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, immunotherapy, radiation, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.